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Vox ac10 best settings12/25/2023 ![]() ![]() So dug out one of my lovely NOS Ge 5751 collection and plugged that into first tube location (nice sockets btw). Lastly, as I did with my last EL84-powered amp running the power stage wide open, I went looking for a little more volume before breakup. Clearance thing unless you Rube Goldberg some workaround. Pic of the alternate method.Īlso, some research in case anyone cares, there's really insufficient room in case someone thinks about adding a real Celestion Blue or Weber Blue Pup, even without the cover. (Take care to finesse your fingers in there first & disconnect the speaker.) Reverse the process for reassembly. Then take out the 2 top screws near the control panel that hold the chassis the whole thing w/backboard comes away from the cabinet. Just get out the outer screws at sides & bottom BUT NOT the top 3 center that are actually into the amp chassis. Found a better way into/out of the amp 10 screws instead of 17.mostly to feed search engine about "Vox AC10C1 speaker changes tube access tube swap" etc. It has more gain at the top end than AC10 or 15 also.Not to beat a dead horse, but some quick ERRATA on this amp (and it's still 2015). Its does 50, 25 or 12 watts depending on what ohm speaker you connect to it. ![]() I have one of these babies as a gigging back up and home use amp. Lastly, this little Vox MV50 AC with Nu-tube sounds as good as an AC10 or 15 re-issue imo when paired with a Celestion alnico speaker. It has power scaling at 5, 15 or 25 watts. On it's green channel it sounds equally great as a vintage AC30 imo.īut it also does great Marshall tones on the red channel and classic Boogie tones in H2 mode. The Mesa Boogie TA-15 is another clone that's a better option than AC re-issues imo. If I wanted Vox tones I would choose this Morgan AC20 over a Vox AC10, 15 or 30 myself It's 20w max with power scaling which allows you to dial in anywhere between 1 and 20w. It also has a lot more features making it more versatile and it's much lighter of course. I had opportunity to play one of these Morgans recently and thought it sounded equally great as a vintage AC30 and better than any of the re-issues. It's an example of how modern amps can be made that improve on vintage amps. The Morgan is a modern clone of a vintage AC30 (not a chinese made re-issue). Here's a video comparing features on an AC30 to a Morgan AC20. Just my two cents but it is based upon actually doing it.Įither way, the AC10 punches way above its weight. ![]() My experience was that the Red Fang increased the apparent volume level to where the little amp could keep up to a moderate drummer playing classic rock music. Given that a doubling of power gives 3 db more the Red Fang represents a huge increase in percieved loudness. The Celestion VX10 speaker it comes with is rated at 95db efficiency - the Red Fang is 102.2 db. I bought my AC10 as a little home amp never intending to gig it. They all sounded heavenly but weighed a ton and wouldn't keep up to a moderate drummer on stage, yet my 12-15W Princetons do with a 12" Emi Legend. I sold my AC15s, two regular ones and one HW model. They are all about the same volume and none are as loud as my 45w Bassmans, Bassmasters or Super Reverb. I have an AC30 and several other 4圎L84 amps, all rated at 30 watts. With respect, and not trying to be disagreeable but I think they sound like the power ratings they are. ![]()
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